Sporting Clube de Goa put up a gritty performance to hold Federation Cup champions East Bengal to a goalless draw in their opening encounter of the I-League football tournament at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
East Bengal got the better of Mohammedan Sporting by the odd goal in three at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday evening to move up to seventh in the Airtel I-League table.
East Bengal prevailed over Vasco Sports Club, Goa 2-0 while Churchill Brothers beat Tata Football Academy 3-2 in the semis.
Kingfisher East Bengal and McDowells Mohun Bagan played out a 1-1 draw in the 19th round I-League clash played at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan, in Kolkata on Saturday.
Churchill Brothers let East Bengal off the hook and had to settle for a 1-1 draw in an I-League clash at the Nehru stadium, in Fatorda, Goa, on Friday. In another match, in Kolkata, Mohun Bagan beat Pailan Arrows 2-0.
Salgaocar Sports Club maintained their perfect record against East Bengal at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Goa, for almost a decade after they scurried to a 4-0 victory in a 12th round I-League clash on Thursday.
East Bengal handed Sporting Clube de Goa their second consecutive defeat in the I-League when they sailed to a 1-0 win at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Monday.
NEUFC are the fourth highest scoring teams with 42 strikes.
Defending champions East Bengal kick-off their campaign against a qualifier, while I-League champions Salgaocar take on Mumbai FC on the inaugural day of the 33rd Federation Cup football tournament, on September 17 in Kolkata and Pune respectively.
Irked by the team's failure to retain the Federation Cup and a string of poor performances in the first-leg of the I-League, East Bengal on Wednesday decided to remove coach Stanley Rozario with former coach Subhash Bhowmick likely to be his successor.
Sporting Clube De Goa's title aspirations today received a jolt as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Kolkata giants East Bengal in the 19th round of the ONGC-I-League match at Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Syed Rahim Nabi sparkled with a brace as East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 3-0 and ended their 10-match winning steak, in the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata on Sunday night.
East Bengal picked up three valuable points with a solitary goal victory over Mahindra United in an I-league exchange in Kolkata on Sunday.
JCT quelled a strong challenge from East Bengal to emerge 1-0 victorious in a ninth round ONGC I-League match at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. With this victory, JCT have accumulated 12 points and are placed at the eighth place while the visitors too have 12 points to their kitty.
East Bengal will take on Mumbai FC in the I-League behind closed doors at the gigantic Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Kriragan in Kolkata as police deployment is not possible because of municipal elections in the Kolkata.
Ekene Ikenwa scored two goals as hosts Salgaocar defeated East Bengal 4-1 in the 18th round I-League match at the Nehru Stadium in Margao on Monday.
Jose Ramirez Barreto and Snehashish Chakraborty helped Mohun Bagan register a 2-1 win over arch-rivals East Bengal in the return-leg of the I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Sunday.
East Bengal wasted opportunities galore as bottom-rung Sporting Clube de Goa held the local side 1-1 in their round 23 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday.
East Bengal squandered chances galore and ended up a playing a goal-less draw against JCT in their round three I-League encounter at the flood-lit Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK) in Kolkata on Sunday.
Sasthi Duley and Dipankar Roy, who were arrested for conspiracy in providing shelter to an alleged multiple murder-accused, were directed to appear before the investigating officer once a week.
Phillip de Rider from Belgium took over as head coach of the club on a two-year contract on Thursday.
He claimed moral responsibility for the team's unsuccessful campaign in the AFC Cup.
The defending champions' hopes of retaining the National Football League crown suffered a major setback after they were beaten 0-1.
East Bengal came back from a two goals deficit to draw against Mohammadan Sporting 2-2 in their round 17 encounter of the ONGC I-League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK) at Salt Lake in Kolkata on Saturday.
Second-half strikes from Mikel Idiakez and Joby Justin fired debutants Diamond Harbour FC to a 2-1 win over East Bengal on Wednesday, sealing a spot in the 134th Durand Cup final against NorthEast United FC.
East Bengal had to sweat till midway of the second-half before a Sanju Pradhan strike helped the defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 in a Group C match and reach the semi-finals of the 30th Federation Cup at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Monday.
Churchill Brothers edged past East Bengal 2-1 in the 11th round encounter of the ONGC I-League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday to end their campaign in the first phase one point adrift of second-placed Mohun Bagan on 21.
Climax Lawerence struck a crucial goal in the second half to help Dempo edge past a fighting East Bengal in the ONGC I-League match at Nehru stadium in Margao on Wednesday.
The National Football League champions have signed on the cream of Indian football this season.
Sunil Chhetri regained his lost form to guide reigning champions East Bengal to a 1-0 victory over JCT and almost assured themselves of a semi-final berth in the 30th Federation Cup at the floodlit Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Saturday.
East Bengal wasted some easy chances to score and were forced to drop their first point in the National Football League.
Nigerian striker Ernest Jeremiah scored a fine hat-trick as East Bengal beat Turkmenistan's Nebitchi FC in their concluding AFC Cup match.
Kolkata giants East Bengal scored a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Jordan outfir Al Wihdat at the Prince Mohammad International Stadiun at Zerqa City on Wednesday.
The defending champions take on arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in inaugural match of the ninth National Football League.
Kevin Jackson will condition the NFL champs for the Asean Cup in Thailand next month.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
The India forward's name as skipper was approved at a meeting of the club's executive committee on Tuesday.
East Bengal crushed Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 to set up a semi-final clash with JCT Mills, Phagwara in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Kolkata's East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia's Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in Padang, on Tuesday.
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